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They well knew th e principles ho enunciated when he was returned for that city, and he had always consistently sup ported those principles and was prepared to stand. by them. He wished f'w a great extension of the suff r age, the vote *by ballot, and other measures which would secure a full, free, and fr,ir represen. tation of the people in Parliament. A valued friend of his, Mr Celeri4fe, who :vas recently a candidate for Exeter, had seen quite enough during that, election to make him a decided advocate of tb e ballot. As an independent member of the Hon so of Commons, be believed that that house did rea'ay watch over the interests of the people, and that the majority of the He coine t i . d e d welfare of then'em working we gc re m lass o e s s t . anxious for th e generally with the policy of Lord Palmerston's Government, and believed that the comraercial policy of that Government had been productive of the moat beneficial results to all classes of the people, and more especially so to the industrial classes. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The health of the two Liberal Members for Maidstone, Messrs. Leo and Buxton," referred to the past history of that borough, which, under Tory domination, had been celebrated for all sorts of undue influence, but now maintained a character for the moat sterling honesty and independence. K . MAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale N°. 22,512. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1864. PRICE..... ....4d. STAMPED ....sd. fito 1-0 E RSONS SEEKING LANDED ES'i ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER rim GENERALLY- 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Ainahan's LL Whisky." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., SYBILL A LOCKWOOD. By NOELL RADECLIFFE, Author of "Alice Wentworth," " Wheel within Wheel," &c. " A story that illustrates an idea is always more or less worth attention."—Saturday Review. Naval and Military Intelligence, service in the Coast Guard; Sub-Lieut. Philip H. Worgan, to the Wolverene ; Jas. W. G. Baccombe and N. S. Jones, assist. clerks, to the Duncan. cessary to receive an accession of visitors, who were brought off from the pier by the stern compartment alone, containing the machinery, which was discon nected from the other sections in less than half a minute, the means employed being a rack worked by a key upon deck which drew inwards the con necting bolts. The machinery section was after wards reunited to the other compartments, an ope ration which occupied scarcely two minutes, and the journey towards the Nore was resumed. There was but little wind and less sea, so that it was not pos sible to judge of how the Connecter would behave when encountering heavy waves. Upon meeting the heavy'wavc caused by a large paddle steamer the force compartment leaped up to a very considerable angle, but the following compartments were entirely unaffected by the motion. The managers of the ves sel stated that such was the case at sea—that the fore compartment does all the tossing, and opens a quiet path for the next section, a feat interesting to many sea travellers, bat the importance of which is qualified by an admission that, although not much given to rolling, the connected vessels are . apt in rough weather to acquire a considerable " Daring a portion of the run sail was hoisted upon the masts, one of which is carried by each sec tion, but there was no opportunity of testing the alleged stiffness under canvas of this novel craft. Whatever may be the ultimate practical value of the invention, which it is said has received the approval of many nautical and engineering authori ties, there can be no doubt of its ingenuity, nor of the success which has attended the performances of the experimental Connector. To BE RAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. launley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. THE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (LIMITED) INVITE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE ABERAMAN IRON WORKS (Limited), (late Crawshay Bailey's), of which upwards of 5,000 Shares have been applied for. Incorporated under the Companies Limited Liability Act, THE VOLUNTEERS, "This novel is a very extraordinary one. The execution is singularly faultless."—Spectator. Hurst and Blackctt, 13, Great Marlborough street. The annual prize meeting of the London Scottish Volun teers was brought to a close on Saturday, the 30th of July. Lady Elcho's Challenge Cup, 200 and 500 yards, ten shots at each, was won by Capt. Macgregor, with 59 points. Lord Elcho's Company Challenge Cap,shot for by ten men of each company, five shots at each range-200, 500, and 600 yards, was won by No. 7 Company, with 247 points, No. 3 being second with 239 points, and Nos. 1 and 2 tying for the third place with 237 points. The highest score by the competition —39 points—was made byPrivate Miller, of No. 4 Company. The Highland Society's Prizs of £25-200, 500, and 600 yards,five shots at each,the highest ten firing five shots more at 600 yards, was won by Private Smoke, of No. 2 Com pany, with an average score of 59. The first prize, £lO for let class men, 200 and 600 yards, five shots each, was won by Corporal Ross, No. 1, 30; and the second prize of £6 by Private Baillie, No. 7, 29. The first prize for 2d class men, £4, 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each, was won by Pri vate Brydon. The principal Railway prize, £5, unknown distances between 200 and 300 yards, without raising the back sight, was gained by Ensign Pnekle, 12. The first marksmen's prize, 410, 800 and 900 yards, five shots each, was won by Private Macredie, 18 ; and the - second IA by Private Davidson, 16. The first member's prize, 200 yards, seven shots, was won by Sergeant Porteous, 24. 1882. Capital £503,003, in 100,. , 00 Shares of £5O each. £1 Deposit on Application, and £4 on Allotment. It is not contemplated to call up more th .n £25 per Share. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 1 vol., with Portrait, R EMINISCENCES OF THE OPERA, By BENJAMIN LUMLEY, OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the partietears of their properties to the itstate Offices, 87, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible oliamter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of' delay and its attendant incon veniences. DIRECTORS. William Walter Cargill, Esq., M.P., Director of the Orien tal Bank Corporation. Eugene Collins, Esq., Director of the London, Birming ham, and South Staffordshire Bank kLi mit ea). J. B. Cumming, itsq. (Messrs. J. B. Cumming and Co., London), Director of the Continental Bank Corporation (Limited). William Hugh Logan, Esq., Banker, Berwick-on-Tweed. James Marsh ill, Esq., J.t'., Wildwood, Middlesex. J. E. Naylor, Esq. (Messra. B. Gott and Sons), Leeds, Di rector of the London and Lancashire Assurance Company. - Twenty years' Director of Her Majesty's Theatre. From the Times, Aug. 16.—" Mr. Lumley's book, with all Its sparkling episodes, is really, as it ou4ht to be, a well digested history of an institution of social importance in its time, interspersed with sound opinions and shrewd and mature reflections " THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur• cnaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, find then onlythe usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. L'URNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrooms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of th e i r un equalled MOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated boil) adm,-able engravings of every description of F urn it ure an d beasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised °ale : Bonamy Price, Esq., Director of the Western Life - Asiur. ante Company, Reginald Read, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Corn. Pally (Limited). (With power to add to their number). NOTICE. -THE NUN (LA RELIGIEUSE) By the Abbe * * *, May now be obtained at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3 vols., post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. BANKERS. The London and County Bank and its Branches. The Alli.nce Bank, at Liverpool and Manchester. Messrs. - Bail ic, Cave, and Co., Bristol. The Leeds Banking Company, Leeds. Messrs. Crawshay Bailey, Greatrex, and Co., Mcnnionth, Newport, and Abcrgavenny. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. Now ready at all Libraries, TIER TIE BRAY JUP By the Author of "SIR VICTOR'S CHOICE," &C,. DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS, In Three Vols. THE MAN IN CHAINS, By the Author of " SACKVILLE CHASE," &C. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick, 68, Aldermanbury. London. BROKERS. A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great 13rita.u. _ _ The annual shooting match of the Salisbury Rifle Corps (Ist Wilts) will take place on the 24th and 25th inst. In addition to prizes given by the Mayor of the city (Mr J. Waters), Mr G. Loder, Capt. Pinckney, and others, Sir A. Malet, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary at Frankfort, has, besides the Challenge Cup, given a handsome prize to be competed for only by effective members of the corps who have never won a prize. James Shepherd, Esq., 36, Throgmorton-street, London. Messrs. T. Tinley and Sons, Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. Messrs. Ridsdale and Wit Les, Park-row, Leeds. Messr , . Mewburn and Barker, Moult-street, Manchester, and Halifax. AUDITORS. Frederick Maynard, Esq., Bread-street, London. James Maurice, Esq., Old Jewry, London. Simnel Lowell Price, Esq., Gresham-street, London. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1864) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEo. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. Th!s work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or against public and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. - 661313ETT and'CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E. SECRETARY. J. 11. Flesher, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 29, Threadneedle-street, London, E.C. E AGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. REPORT of the Directors for the Year ending 30th Jane, 1864, read at the Annual General Meeting, 12th August, 1884 — Sir JAMES BULLER EAST, Bart., D.C.L., in the Chair. Great Liberal Demonstration at Rochester. PROSPECTUS. The extensive and valuable properties of Crawshay Bailey, Esq., M.P., known as the Aberaman Iron Works and Col liery, are of European celebrity, and therefore only a very brief dPfeription of them will be necessary. The property, which has been carefully surveyed by Joshua Richardson, Esq., F.G.S., &c., extends over an area of 1,530 acres of Freehold Land, and is on the North Crop of the South Wales Coal Basin, and contains a greater number of the veins of ironstone and coal than is usually found in any property of equal extent. One great and desirable feature of this property is, that it is Freehold, except as to one-third of the minerals, upon Which there is a trifling royalty. The coal is the noted Aberdare St am Coal, and certified by Mr. Richardson as " The best steam coal in the kingdom," and stands at the head of the Government list. Mr Richardson describes the property in his Report " as Containing 16 veins of coal, of the aggregate thickness of 48 feet, besides the numerous courses of ironstone, of the aggre gate thickness of 14i feet ; these extend over the area of the whole estate, and there are four veins of the average th'ck- Bess of 8 feet, which crop out on the side of the mountain ; and below the 9 feet there are four more veins of coal of 10 feet in thickness." The ironstone " is the black band, a carbonaceous ore, which is comparatively rare, and yields from 60 to 70 percent. of iron," and aso the ordinary argillaceous ironstone. The aggregate thickness is s!i feet. The estate contains at least 91,485,440 tons of whole or un 'Worked coal, which would yield a supply of upwards of I, l 'oo tons a day, or 3E0,000 tons per annum for 304 years ; and of black band iron ore, 4,640,5 0 0 tons, which is equal to 3,000 tons of bar iron per annum for 773 years ; and of argillaceous Ironstone, 135,3.9,270 tons, which is equal to 500 tons per Week, or 26,(00 tons of bar iron per annum for 1,300 years. The estate communicates with the Aberdare Railway, and is also most admirably situated for water, the river Aman running through it. This Company has entered into a provisional contract for the purchase ot the whole of the freehold and leasehold estates above referred to, including the whole of the mine rals, rents, royalties, wayleaves, &c., besides the ironworks, coal-fields, and goodwill of the business, and a so the man- Sion, 300 cottages, buildings, plant, machinery, engines, stocks, railways, tramway's, and other pr o p er t y. - Mr Crawshay Bailty, although working the property only to a very limited extent, has realised very large profits, and retires, in consequence of advanced age, with a princely for tune. Mr Richardson reports that the income may be doubled or trebled N 1 ith moderate additional outlay, and Mr. D. Jones reports that £lOO,OOl per annum net profit can easily be realised ; and assuming only half this income be produ^ed, and supposing the share capital upon which the dividend will be payable to be £250,100, i follows that, after allowing in terest on loans, &c., from 15 to 20 per cent. will be ava table for a dividend to the shareholders, and this not trom an un dertaking requiring to be developed, but from an old-estab lished and lucrative business. It has been arranged that the services of the whole staff are at the disposition ot this Company. The Company will enlarge the capabilities of the Works and Colliery, and thus materially enhance the value of the property. Joshua Richardson, Esq., has concluded his Report s fol lows :—" In conclusion, 1 beg leave to observe, that I have rarely inspected a mineral property in which the facilities for the cheap production and conversion of the coal and ironstone are greater, and in which the vast resources may be more largely developed. This property contains the best steam coal in the k ngdom, for which at present there is a great de mand, at highly remunerative prices. Without presuming to enter into a discussion of subjects not submitted to my consideration, you will perhaps allow me to add, that a greatly increased production ot both coal and iron might be effected by the outlay of from £5,000 to £7,000, and that I be ieve there are but very few conce• ns in South Wales Which would be more highly remunerative were the deve lopment of its resources carried to a much greater extent." Mr. David Jones has also reported as 1 ollows : The Aberaman Estate Iron Works ann Colliery of Crawshay Bailey, Esq., M P., in the county of Glamorgan. I have been the thief engineer of several railways, mining engineer for the late Thomas Po ,v ell, Esq., coal merchant, and engineer for several iron works and collierle , including Aberarnan for the last 25 years. From this circumstance, and my acquaintance with the Aberaman Works from their opening, I have no hesitation in saying that Mr Bailey has worked them only to a very limited extent ; and with a comparatively moderate outlay, a net Income of £lOO, 00 a-year can be realised from the estate. I am of opinion also that the income can be increased yearly for a very long period, as the iron stone, black band iron ore, and fire clay are, as it were, inexhaustible, and the Collieries will yield 1,000 tons of the best steam coal a• day for about 30 0 years. The whole property is exceedingly valuable, and possesses unusual advantages for manufacture, car riage, &c, DAVID JONES. Rumney Railway Engineer's Office, Machen, Newport, Monmouth,hire, July 21, 1864. With a view to keep the called-up Share Capital as low as possible, arrangements have been made by which the vendor has agreed to allow a large portion of the purchase money to remain at interest • this will materially increase the dividends to shareholders. Copies of the Articles of Association, which contain the terms of the provisional contract, and of the reports referred to, may be seen at the offices of the Solicitors of the Com pany. Applications for the remaining shares must be madein the form annexed, and be accomp tnied by a payment of £t per share ; if no allotment be made, the amount will be returned forthwith ; if a less number is allotted than is applied for, the amount paid on appli ation will be applied towards the Payment of the £4 due on allotment—the balance, if any, Oting returned. Prospectuses and Forms of Applcation may be had at the Office of the Company, and of the Bankers, Brokers, and Solicitors ; and also at the Offices of the Financial Corpora tion (Limited), 14, Leadenhall-street, London. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the Aberaman Iron Works (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers, the sum of .£ , being a deposit of Z 1 per share, on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that You will al of me that number, and I agree to accept such Shares or any less number you may allot to me ; and I agree to pay the deposit en allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the number of Shares allotted to me. Usual Signature ... 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"RICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes is. and 38. esch, are recommendel as the best Carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," Sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker cand les intended for those Wuo will not burn thin. "SRERWooD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in Packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use w here cheapness is a great object, will be fo und an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. ‘ ,Siiecial candle ticks• to fit thin candles , Is. a nd 25. 6d each; r. "u-ing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. ` 4l2l Phor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins In winter. GLYCERINE. SIIERWOODOLE "Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. ' a osuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot - Price's Patent," from 6d. I ties, 6d. and is. each. hPwards Impure Glycerine " 8 been . sold •tn the state- Ill b ent that it is "equal to rims." Retail throng Wholesale by Price s Patens Lon 4h any Grocer. Caudle Company - (Limited), idon. R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESlEDY.—Pre eared without any mercurial ingredient, from there:Ape of Dr. ec'tt, of Bromley Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer irom bilio'u's and dyer complaints, indigestion, wind, spa o, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual eostlyenesi as a family aperient medicine , and as a purifier of the blo od , they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and 7,rAteful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion,bert, 8, a nd strengthen the whole nervous system, Bold DY. Lam King William-street, Charing-c ross. London, and by most druggists, in boxea , ls. lid., and thr ee raes the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Boott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square grt " Package, with" William Lambert," engraved on the tamp. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron —Ills Royal Highness the Prince of WALE iz,K.G President —His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the sick poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged to treat as out-patients many distressing oases which. with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutta and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; H err i es an d Co ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co, ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; Masterman and Co. ; I. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. STANFORD Oeoretary. CONNECIING SHIP OWNERS (Limited). Incorporat d under the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1862. whereby the liability of each shareholder Is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £1.000,000, In 60,000 shares of £2O each. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £1 on allotment. Scrip Certificates. which can be converted into Registered Shares, at the option of tee holder, will be issued imme diately after allotment. These certificates will be capable of transfer, by delivering from hand to hand, without any necessity for registration. DIRECTORS. Rear-Admiral Currie, Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman. E. Lloyd Bagshaw, Esq , Bath. J. Britten, Esq., Director of the Bank of Wales, Basinghall street, and 30 and 31, London-wall. G. Howard Fenwick, Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer Madras Railway, Oatlands Park, Weybridge. G. W. Harris, Esq., Merchant, 5, Nicholas-lane. The Hon. Angu dun Jocelyn, late Chairman Dundalk Steam Packet Company. Col. William R. Nedham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate. George Pearce Pocock, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Gas Company. George Scammell, Esq., Director of the Submarine Telegraph Company. BANKERS. Union Bank of London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. Edwin Clark, Esq., and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. Messrs. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-strcet. AUDITORS. Messrs. Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14, Walbrook. SECRETARY (PRO TE3I.) Horace Fenwick, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 61, Cornhill — Entrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is established to own and work Connecting Steam Ships. Connecting Steam Ships are designed on a new system, which consists in constructing steamers in several distinot compartments for carrying large cargoes, with great economy of power, the compartments being all of one gauge, admit of immediate disconnection from and re - connection to each other; and of the transfer of the compartment containing the engine, officers, and crew from one set of cargo cempart ments to another, so that it can be kept in constant employ m. nt, while the inexpensive cargo compartments are detained during the loading . , unloading, or sale of their cargoes, enabling one engine and one crew to perform the work of three s; earners of the ordinary construction, and realise pro portional profits. It is intended to commence business by running one steamer compartment, and three sets of Cargo Compart ments, to demonstrate the enormous advantages to be gained by the system before proceeding to build the proposed fleet, wnich will consist of Eighteen Screw Steamer Compartments, and one hundred and ninety-eight Cargo Compartments, and will deliver over one million of tons of coal to London, and over three hundred thousand tons in Paris, annually. Estimates of the cost of the proposed fleet, and details of the annual expenditure and receipts have been prepared, showing the large profit of more than 20 per cent., after making ample provision for insurance, depreciation, and con tingencies. A prospectus with plans and drawings of vessels con structed on this system, detailed estimates showing the pro bable profits, together with forms of application for shares, can be obtained, or will be sent post free, on application, at the Offices, Of, Cornhill, entrance l3b3hopsgate-street. A few days ago a sextom was digging a grave at Cardiff, when the next grave fell in, burying him nearly up to the neck. He remained in that position two or three hours, when he was dug out in a state of great ex haustion, The Lords of the Admiralty at present at Portsmouth re sumed their inspection of the dockyard, chipping, and pub lic establishments at that port yesterday, will continue it to-day, and bring their labours to a close to-morrow (Fri day.) On Tuesday and yesterday evening they entertained a party of naval officers and heads of the various depart ments at dinner on board the Osborne. Yesterday morn ing Lord Clarence Paget left Portsmouth for London and Wales, and he will not rejoin the board at this port. Their lOrdships commenced their duties yesterday with a discus sion on board the Osborne, after breakfast, relative to the much t i d e e c o ti np:n the matter, some person s hold lugrsion of the prison into naval present convict prison i n t h e dockyard. At present opinion that the prison should be retainedsimply as su c h, w hil e bar racks for seamen, and th e erection of a new prison on the newly-acquired ground a t a greater distance from the heart of the dockyard, and near er t h e ma i n t i m b er stores. This othersis very advocate the discussion ended, Earl de Grey and Ripon, accompanied by Col. Jarvis, R.E., and Major Clarke, R E., the Admiralty Director of Engineering Works, disenbarked from the Os borne and left the harbour to view the defences north of the dockyard and harbour, and the partly executed work which is to form the water-channel communication in front of Hilsea lines, between t r lharbours of Portsmouth and Langston. Owing to,the rea of contractors for the exe cution of the Eileen earthworki and moats and the com municating channel referred to, the tidal communication between the two harbours has been for the greater part en tirely stopped for several Months, and the scour of the ebb tide out of Portsmouth harbour has suffered accordingly. To make this clearly underatood,it will be only necessary here to state that, through the narrow channel which affords the means of communication between the waters of Portsmouth and Langston harbours, the tide Rowe two hour into Ports mouth harbour from that of Langston after the ebb tide has made out of Portsmouth harbour at its southern or chief entrance, and that, co nsequently, this important ad dition of water from Langston greatly increase the volume of the ebb out of Portsmouth harbour, adds to its scouring properties, and greatly lessens the danger of any formation of shoals in the deep waterways of its harbour or its chan nel of entrance. It must, however, be evident that the loss of this additional water to each tide that enters Ports mouth harbour is serious, and may result most prejudicially upon the already too narrow water channels of the harbour. The Duke of Somerset, with Admiral Sir F. Grey, the Hon. J. R. Drummond, Mr. Childers, aue., Rear_Admiral Re 6. Robinson, Controller of the Navy, and Capt. R. Hall, pri vate Secretary to the Duke, subsequently disembarked from the Osborne, and attended by Vice -Admiral Sir M. Sey mour, G.C.B„ Rear-Admiral S uperintendent G. Elliot, and the different officials at the head of the various departments in the dockyard, commenced their official round of inspection for the day. The Admiralty barge first conveyed their lordships on board the gunnery ship Excellent, Capt. Astley C. Key, 0.8., where they wit nessed some capital practice at different ranges with shot and shell from guns of various calibres, rifled and smooth bore, fired from the decks of the Excellent and her present tender, the Illustrious. Their lordships also had an op portunity of oeeing on board the two ships two 12-ton guns of the same description as those on board the Royal Sove reign, with the exception that one is rifled, and is thus a veritable 300-pounder. The other is a smoothbore, and is therefore, like the five similar guns on board the Royal Sovereign, a 150. pounder only. On board the Excellent there are also a batch of Whitworth and Armstrong guns, sent down to the ship for special practice and report upon their capabilities. They include a Whitworth 6-in rifled muzzle-loader, of 77 cwt., and others, down to a small 9- pounder muzzle-loader, Sir W. Armstrong's includes a wedge and muzzle-loader, of Tin. bore each, rifled ; a 7-in. shunt gun, and some 12 and 9 -pounder field guns. At the conclusion of their inspection of the Excellent and her arma ment, their Lordships landed at the north end of the dock yard and went on board the turret ship Royal Sovereign, Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., where they were received by Capts. Osborn and Coles and conducted over the ship. The Duke of Somerset's attention was first drawn to the band of teak sheathing now being applied to the ship at the water line, to prevent any galvanic communication taking place between the Muntz metal on the ship's bottom and the ar mour-plating on her sides. Since the dockyard at Ports mouth has existed it may safely be affirmed that no piece of work of the same extent, as the one now referred to has ever been executed in so ehort a time as this will be. Some re marks relative to this work were made a few days since in the Naval Intelligence of The Sun, which, perhaps, were not very pleasing to the authorities, but may possibly have assisted in bringing about the present change, and thus affording a proof to the Admiralty, by actual results, that work may be done in our public dockyards with a speed and excellence which could not be excelled in the best ma naged private yard. The Duke of Wellington, screw three decker (depot training ship), Capt. J. Seccombe, was next visited, and their Lordships could not but have admired the perfect order and condition of this model training ship. While on board, the newly-erected cooking galley built on the plans of M r Grant, the storekeeper of the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard, was inspected by their Lordships. Some bread, baked for the seamen of the ship in the galley baking ovens, was sent on board by the special desire of their Lordships for their lun cheon, The cooking galley, composed entirely of iron, roasts and bakes meat for the officers and ship's company, as well as boiling by the ordinary ship's galley process. It bakes 4501 b of bread for the ship's company in 11 hour, which process can be repeated as often as may be desired, It is fitted with a hot plate, and has also hot closets for keeping the officers' and men's dinners warm when absent from the ship on duty, It has also a boiler, which contains 300 gallons of !eater. The coppers of the galley are heated on a new principle, and a great saving in fuel, with a greater rapidity in cooking, is effected. From the Duke of Wel lington their lordships proceeded to the King'sestairs landing stage, where they inspected two launches fitted with double screw engines, after which they went on board the Osborne to luncheon. After luncheon the board again left the Osborne in the Admiralty barge, and landing on the Gosport side of the harbour, inspected the Royal Cla rence Victualling yard, with its biscuit making machinery, its patent flour mills, provision stores of all kinds, and slaughter houses for the supply of fresh meat to her Majes ty's ships in Portsmouth harbour and at Spithead. The inspection of the Royal Marin e Light Infantry at Forton barracks followed, and the day's work was wound up with a visit to the establishments at Hasler, the extensive and well-regulated royal naval h ospital, and the gunboat yard. This morning their lordships visited the head quarters of the Royal Marine Artillery at Forts Eastney and Cumber land, some three miles s outh-east of Portsmouth, and in the evening will patronise the ball at the King's Rooms, Southsea, given annually in aid of the fuel; of the Seamen's and Marines' Orphan . Scho o l. The Channel fleet is ordered to Spithead, and is expected to arrive in time to enable its officers and their friends to be present at the ball. O n th e 10th pros., according to present arrangements, the Lords of the Admiralty wil i - Pl leave E ngland in their yacht Enchan tress for a tour of inspection to Gibraltar and Malta. Commander C. B —ur ney, of h er M a j esty ' s gunvessel Speedy, has received from the French Minister of the Im perial Marine a handsome double day an d n i g ht g l ass, for h i s exertions in rendering asaist ance to the ship Jean Gaujou after her wreck on the Echrihaa Rocks in 1864. The pre sent was conveyed to Jersey, for presentation to Commander Burney, in the French Imperial steam corvette Ariel. The Wolverine, 20, screw cor vette, Capt. De horsey, which sailed a short time since from Spithead to join, tem porarily, the Channel fleet, has returned to Portsmouth to make good defects and fill up her crew to her apportioned number. g 1111 8) ordered by the War De A pa c r o tm np e l n e t of an eap. Blkly dth t eAdmiralty **4u now at Woolwich awaiting proof. _ Hussars arrived at Norwich from B irmingham. The regi and P troops o f the 16th me O n n t t T uVebscleadyivpiodretdionsbetowfetehne Pl;or wich, Ipswich, and Col chester; the head-quarters will be at Colchester, where very spacious a Pnaebeen brought into use. obsolete cast-iron guns, and rendering them available for the public service by the insertion of a wrought-iron tube, i w us b e a e r barracks a improvedcks hav have recen t ly sy st was yesterday tested at Woolwich With much success. One of the old 68 pounders, weighing formerly 95cwt lqr, east at Lowmoor in 1859, and after considerable service condemned and branded with the broad arrow in testimony of its unfit ness for further use, yesterday fired twice at the proof butt in Woolwich Arsenal with a charge of 161 b of powder and shot weighing 1101 b. The gun has been bored up to 13 inches, and strengthened with a coiled tube reducing the bore to seven inches. The present weight of the gun is 104 cwt. The tube made in the Royal gun factories is of charcoal iron, and appears to be perfect. After firing the two rounds in the presence of Major Freeth, Royal Artillery, Inspector of Ordnance, and other officers, the screw nut at the muzzle was turned round, and the tube thereby drawn out a short distance to see that it was not jammed in the gun, by which all the parts were ascertained to be correct. The gun was afterwards sent up to the Royal Gun Factories in order that the tube might be taken out, the breech-plug unscrewed from the tube, and the vent bush inserted, and which, according to a suggestion of Capt. Palliser, will be screwed in from the interior of the gun. To prove the amount of resistance which it is ex • pected the improvement will give to the old ordnance, the gun is ordered to be fired 1,000 times consecutively. The rifling is to consist of three grooves, and spiral for part of the bore. The spiral will be uniform, the final pitch of the rifling being a turn in 161 ft. After completing the 1,000 rounds the gun will be despatched to Portsmouth for expe riments on board the gunnery-ship Excellent, to test its power of penetrating the armour plates. The following appointments have bum made at the Ad miralty :—.1.410ut. rriliWits W. Tutu, tO , .the Bleil4eimt for On Tuesday, by permisssion of Lord Faversham, the various corps comprising the second administrative batta lion of North Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers, were reviewed by the Hon. Col. W. E. Buncombe, M.P., in the Duncombe Park, Helmsley. The North Eastern Railway Company ran special trains to Wiling, from which place the troops had a march of six miles to the review ground, and here Lord Faversham provided the men with refreshments. At the conclusion of the review the troops and the public, to the number of many hundreds, proceeded to Rivaulx Abbey, three miles further off, where Lord Faversham had per mitted a grand fancy bazaar to be held for the benefit of the funds of the 10th North York Volunteers, under the patron age of Lady Faversham, the Hon. Mrs Parsons, the Hon. Mrs Denison, the :Hon. Mrs Duncombe, the Hon. Mrs Fitzroy, and the Hon. Mrs C. Duncombe, Several bands were present in various parts of the grounds. There was an outdoor rustic ball, various athletic sports for prizes for volunteers and others, archery, and a variety of sports. The annual inspection of the 11th and 12th (Truro), the 3d (Falmouth), and the 21st (Penryn), Duke of Cornwall's Rifle Volunteers, numbering upwards of 300 men, took place on Monday near Truro. The inspecting officer was Lieut.-Col. Hume. The weather was fine, and there were several hundreds of spectators present. After a long drill had been gone through the inspecting officer delivered a congratulatory address. It was three years since he had seen so large a number of Cornish volunteers together, and at that time he formed a high opinion of their merits as men and soldiers, and he could bestow no greater praise on them than to say that the expectations he then formed had been fully justified. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and VIE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat irday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3. —ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, if, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, is., 2s;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited). GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, TIM FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCENTENARY; or, a NIGHT WITH SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, with his new song of " The Organ Grinder," a decided hit; Mr. W. Randall ; Miss Nelly Power, and those marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. TALLIOTT and BURNELLI (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN !" "Go, knock, and call ; he'll speak like an Anthropopha ginian unto thee: knock, I say."—Shakspere. Merry Wives of Windsor, 4 act, sc. 5. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will shortly be Illustrated by Mr. W. Hilton. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. T" 01cF 0R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THE OXFORD and CANTE RB URY HALL COMPANY (Limited). During this week will be performed, Selections from the following Operas. viz., THE TROVATORE, NABUCO, UN BALLO IN MAScHERA, LA FoRZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. 1 ishop. Principal Artistes:—Misses Russell, Tyrrt•ll, Walmsley, Fitz-Henry, and Barrie ; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green M+rcello, and Albert. Comedy by UNSWO H,' EUGENE, W. Randall, C. Burton, and aldite. Cavallo, the celebrated Comedienne, Marini. 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Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and' FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY Is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149. Strand. W.C. PRIZE ME D A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1730.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:-- " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in m y turn„l com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 25. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality • • •• • • • • .. is. od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. • • .• is. sd. per lb. Second quality Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. • . is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., :8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufaotory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar "DIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, 10s 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt. barley or any meaL Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.—T110.111AS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark, The duty once more devolves upon the Directors of making a report to the Proprietors on the transactions of the past year, and, as usual, they commence it by a reference to the particulars exhibited in the Surplus Fund Account. These particulars are as follows : INCOME OF THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1864. Balance of Account, 30th June, 1863 . £528,263 12 11 Premiums on New Assurances ..£23,683 14 1 Ditto, old ditto 288;06 1 4 £311,970 15 5 Interest from Investments 81,146 13 10 £393,126 9 3 Profit on the Sale of Securities.. 17,515 16 8 Total Income £938,910 18 10 CHARGE OF THE YEAR. Div'dend to Proprietors Claims on decease of Lives As sured ... £199,324 2 0 Additions to those under Parti cipating Policies.. 15,993 9 8 Policies surrendered 12,958 13 1 Re-assurances, new ... 8,089 12 2 •9, old 779 2 6 Commispion . 9, , 518 19 3 Medical Fees 7lB 7 2 Income-tax Expenses of Management 12,926 18 6 ...--, 300,510 11 10 Total Charge Balance of Account, 30th June, 1864 £938,910 18 10 Examined and approved, THOMAS ALLEN, I Auditors. HENRY ROSE, Here it will be seen that the total income of the year is £410,642 ss. 11 d., and the total charge .10,831 63. 10d. The difference—Z9,Bo7 19s. ld.—inerea , e the burping Fund to £628,076 12s. The difference last year, it may be remembered, was £50,875 18e. 7d. The income of the year is greater than that of the preceding one by nearly £22,000. The increase is mainly attributable to the profit derived from the sale of premises in the City, and elsewhere. With exception of the payments on account of re-assurance, and those to the proprietors, all the items of charge are less than those of the previous year. Thus, the sum paid for claims is less by £27,000, an t that for surrender of policies by £5,330. A considerable reduction, too, is observable in the expenses of management, arising from a diminution in the number of the Board, and from other circumstances. The Balance Sheet is as follows : BALANCE SHEET. LIABILITIES. Interest due to Proprietors £5,432 14 9 Claims on decease of Lives Assured and ad- ditions thereto unpaid ... 45,319 15 10 Cash Bonus due to Policy-holders 574 2 8 Sundry Accounts 1,015 10 10 Value (1861 of Sums Assured 4,781,195 7 0 Proprietors' Fund £190,187 10 0 surplus Fund, as above 818,264 2 0 £5,651,801 13 1 ASS TS. Amount invested in fixed Mortgages £903,700 1 6 Ditto, ditto, decreasing Mortgag,s Ditto, ditto, Reversions Ditto, ditto, Funded Securities 402,148 18 4 Ditto, ditto, Temporary Securities ..... ..... 31,354 4 8 Current Interest on the above Investments.. 28,085 1 3 Cash and Bills 12,891 13 11 Advanced on Security of the Company's Po licies -.• • Agents' Balances 32,177 2 3 sundry Accounts 28,957 8 1 Value (1862) of Assurance Premiums . 3,568,151 7 8 Value (186!) of Re-assurances 34,263 10 8 X 5,651,801 13 1 Examined and approved, TH 0 NUS ALLEN, 1 Auditors. HENRY ROSE, The Assets here specified remain nearly as they were in the last Report, except that the amount invested in Rever sions is increased, and that in fixed Mortgages is diminished. The balance of the Surplus Fund is, of course, increased (as it should be) from £528,268 12s, lid. to £622,078 12s. The Trustees and Directors of the Company are now as follows : TRUSTEES. Joseph 0 0 0 s r be d eprht Bateman. cEhsedearieeEE ss qq W Riehari Harman Lloyd, Eeq. Wm. James Maxwell, Esq. Hon. E. T. Yorke, M.Y. And other Gentlemen. DIRECTORS. Thomas Godfrey Sambrook', Esq., Chairman. Charles Chatfield, ksq., Deputy-Chairman. Charles Bischoff. Esq. Sir W. G. Ouseley, K.C.8., Thomas Boddington, Esq. D.C.L. Sir James Buller East, Barb., Ralph Charles Price, Esq. D.O L. Philip Rose, Esq. Nathaniel Gould, Esq. George Russe 1, Esq. Robert A. Gray, Esq. Capt. Louis Symonds Tindal, William Augustus Guy, M.D. R.N. Charles Thos. Holcombe, Esq. CoL Chas. IV etherall, K.C.T. Richard Harman Lloyd, Esq. Rtgbt Hon. Sir John Young, Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Bart. James Murray, Esq. Experiments at Shoeburyness. The experiments with Sir William Armstrong's 600 pounder shunt gun were continued at Shoebury ness on Tuesday. A floating Warrior target, measuring 12ft. by 10ft. was moored at 500 yards from the gun, the charge being reduced to 5011 b., so as to bring the velocity of the shot down to what it would have been if the gun had been fired at 2,000 yards distance. Although the first shell ricocheted it went clean through the target, making a large hole, blowing the upper plate completely off, and breaking nearly every bolt in the middle plate, which was detached some three or four inches from the backing. Three other shells were fired, but one of them struck the top end, the other two the left and right side of the woodwork of the target, inflicting no very serious damage. With the proper charge of the gun so much reduced the rotation of the shot is of course lessened in a corresponding degree, and the accuracy of line is thereby greatly Impaired. The experiment, however, proved in the most satisfactory manner that Big Will not only does all that is expected of him under the most favourab:e circumstances, but that he will also do more than can be required of him under very adverse condi tions.' It was the opinion of the most eminent artillerists present that the loss of power caused by the ricochet of the first shell, which did the largest amount of damage, was equivalent to 1,000 yards added to the range; so that the experiment really showed what the gun would do with the full charge at 3,000 yards, and confirms the experiments made some time since at the box target, and reported in the Sun, and to which Lord Hartington alluded in the House directly after. We believe that the Ordnance Select Committee have reported most favourably on the merits of the gun, and the War-office authorities have decided on ordering four more for this year's delivery. During the afternoon several photographs were taken of the target, both in front and roar, showing the amount of damage done to it. Among the visitors who witnessed the experiments were the Count de Paris, the Duke de Chartres, the Duke de Montpensier, and the Prince de Joinville. The smashed target will be towed to Sheerness in the course of a day or two. The Connector Steamvessel, A model vessel, which is intended by its projee. tors to Le the precursor of a large fleet of cargo. carrying craft for the c oasting trade, has for many months been the object of curiosity and remark to the traveller by the river steamboats. The pe el' . liarities of this model vess el—the Connector —have already been described in The Sun, and it is only necessary to remind our readers that she is in tended to show the practicability of adding together separate cargo-carrying compartments, in the same way luggage trucks are formed into a train upon a railway, the motive power being comprised in distinct compartment. The object sought t o be gained by this arrangement has special reference to the London coal trade, and consists in the avoid. ante of delay and consequent waste of expenditure by detaining the machinery compartment while the cargo sections are being unladen, and there fore it is proposed that upon a laden water-train— as it may be termed —reaching its destination the machinery section shall be disconnected and trans ferred to another train of empty vessels, with which it will return, while those which it has just brought into port are being unladen. The advantage s o f such a plan, if practicable, are obvious ; but the means proposed to that end are so novel that at the first sight of the model vessel few persons can avoid entertaining doubts as to its success. The vessel, as it at present lies in the r iver, consists of three compartments connected together by projecting bolts fastening in the eyes of overlapping iron spoil sons.jhe idea of excessive friction upon these con. fleeting points naturally presents itself as a pro bable difficulty to the success of the plan ; but the inventor and captain of the vessel, Mr M'S weeny, affirms that the amount of friction is surprisingly small, and certainly after more then two years' wear no signs of injury are discernible in either bolts or sponsons, although the vessel has i,wice made the passage from Hartlepool to London, laden with 43 tons of coal in heavy weather. When it is borne in mind that the three connected compartments are 110 ft in length, 1 with a beam of only Sit 4in and bulwarks of only 2ft in height, the motive power being an engine of 10-horse power, the exposure of such a craft to the rough waters of the North Sea would seem to be a bold venture. However, the Connector went to Hart lepool and returned, and on Tuesday she started upon an experimental trip down the river to Sea Reach. Notwithstanding her disproportionate length she got easily through the intricacies of the crowded Pool, her singular appearance and the snake-like motion of her various sections exciting greet curiosity. At Tilbury a stoppage became ne, Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Kinglake and Mar tin, the Liberal members for the city of Rochester, met their constituents, to render an account of their Parliamentary stewardship, and express their opi nions relative to various important public questions. The honourable members were met at the North Kent Railway Station at two o'clock by many hundreds of the freemen, electors, and burgesses of the city, and a procession was then formed, which marched through the principal streets to a meadow situated on the Maidstone-road, where arrangements had been made for a banquet in a spacious booth, capable of accommodating at least 1,200 guests. The line of route from the railway station to the Maidstone-road was crowded with spectators, and flags, banners, and various devices were freely exhibited. At four o'clock upwards of 800 of the Liberal freemen and other electors and friends sat down to an excellent dinner. The chair was occupied by Mr. Stephen Steele, one of the City magistrates, and amongst the guests present, in addition to the members for Rochester, were Messrs. Lee and Buxton, the Liberal members for Maid. stone; Mr C. W. Martin, formerly M.P. for West Kent ; and a large number of the most influential Reformers of the district. The usual loyal toasts having been duly hon. oured, The CHAIRMAN proposed " TheArnay, Navy, and Volunteers," which was ably responded to by Colonel MOODY, of the Royal Engineers, and Mr C. NV. MARTIN, the late Liberal member for West Kent, who, in the course of an excellent speech, thanked the assembly for the honour they had ren dered to his son—one of the members for that city —and stated that he had himself already stood eight contested elections in the Liberal interest, and al though a veteran in the cause he had just completed his ninth canvass, and he felt perfectly certain that when the next g‘meral election took place he should again enter the House of Commons as a supporter of the greet cause of Reform and human progression. The toast of " The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and the Ministers of other Denominations," was ably responded to by the Rev. J. KINGLAKE, end the Rev. E. W. SrrAL DERS, Congregational minister. The CHAIRMAN, in an impressive address, then gave the toast of the evening, "The Members for the City of Rochester, Messrs. Martin and Ring lake." Mr. P. W. MARTIN, M.P., in responding, ob served—He well remembered the time—nine years since—when he first appeared before the citizens of Rochester as a candidate to represent them in Par liament. At that time he was a mere boy, and the Tory party in the city was supreme. Bat where were they now ? Talk about Conservative reaction— where was it at Rochester ? He did not see it when he looked around him; and it was a well-known fact that the Conservatives had not only lost the representation of the city, but their power ' and presit:ge in the corporation. He had been returned as a pledged supporter of the great Liberal party, and that party had for its object to confer the greatest happiness upon the greatest number. He believed the present Government had endea voured to carry out that principle, and the tendency of recent legislation had been to remove the fetters which obstructed the free development of industry, and to reduce as far as possible the taxation which pressed most directly upon the necessary articles of life, and therefore most injudiciously affected the working classes. When he first appeared before that constituency, this country was in the midst of a war with Russia, and a large expense was incurred by that war. It was, however, satisfactory to state that at least one-half of that additional expense had already been paid off; and that notwithstanding every drawback, this country, and especially the industrial classes, was at present in a condition of comparative prosperity. He believed that the policy of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer was a sound and good policy. Some time since this country was naturally in a state of great alarm as to the detrimental results arising from the frightful civil war raging in America. The loss of the cotton required for our manufacturing districts was at first severely felt, and by the last returns it appeared that our trade with America had decreased twelve and a-half millions ; but to counterbalance this we had the French treaty, carried out by Mr. Cobden, and which, in the corresponding period, had in creased our trade with France by seventeen millions. The honourable member then referred to various acts passed during the past session which he considered of a beneficial nature, and stated that he had felt it his duty to give a steady and consistent support to the Government Lord Palmerston, believing that the policy of that Go. vernment, especially under the difficult circum• stances in which it had been placed, was, on the whole, conducive to the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people. It leas scarcely necessary that he should recapitulate to them his political creed, which they had heard so often. He was sorry to find that the question of church rates was still in a very unsatisfactory position. As a Churchman, he did not believe that the prosperity of the Church depended upon the rate, and he had therefore voted for its abolition. His views upon the necessity of a measure of reform remain tin. changed. He was returned as a supporter of those principles, and to those principles he still adhered. The time had eurcly arrived when the franchise should be extended to the honest, i n t e lligent work ing men of this country, and that w eed of justice could not much longer be delayed. Referring to the question of Denmark, the hon. member s aid that e a e d v t e h d a the h i e t h h e o nsoutaprpourftethditsliceounltinryis2:sbneocr s t e st h ak e e b , would be unwise and impolitic for England to rush into a war, the result of which would be to in crease taxation, and the end of which could not be foreseen. Air. Serjeant KINGLAKE, M,P., observed that whatever might be said as to a reaction in the country in favour of Toryism, he thought that meet. jog might be taken as a proof that such reaction did not extend to Rochester. At the same time, it be hoved them to be vigilant and watchful, so that if the enemy came like a thief in the night they s h o ula nit he caught asleep. hio hoped and be- Mr. LEE, M.P., in a brief address, expressed ki s opinion that Conservative reaction existed only i n name, and that the constituencies of this cone,e ry were prepared to return as representatives those wh o would stand fast to the canoe of Reform and pros gress. He anxiously desired to see a comprehens sive measure of Reform passed, and such a measure could not long be withheld. He was proud to at tend such an assembly as the present, as it cell vineed him that the Conservatives could not boast of a reaction in the city of Rochester. Mr C. BUXTON, M.P., observed that the present large meeting of freemen and other electors proved that the constituency of Rochester had not deserted the cause of Liberalism, but was prepared again to return their present excellent representatives, who. were, in fact, two of the most useful members oitb.e House of Commons. Unity was at present esiie cially desirable in the ranks of the Liberal party. These were most eventful times, and there wen many things which could not fail to depress all trae lovers of liberty and constitutional freedom. America, that great country to which all true Liberals were wont to refer with pride, was now plunged into the horrors of dreadful civil war. and no matter whether he advocated the cause of the North or South, all must deplore the fearful state of things which existed on that continent. Looking at Europe, the Polish revolution had been finall y crushed by the execution, a few days since, ()f patriots whose only crime was that they loved tht it country too well. The Circassians had been drivis.o as fugitives from their native land by the ems spotic power of Russia. Prussia and Austria had succeeded in crushing constitutional liberty in Dem a mark, and very recently the French Emperor had punished some leading citizens of Paris for the crime of peaceably meeting together. Viewing these things, it was essential that the Liberals of this country should, by unity of purpose and action, maintain their position, and prevent any possibility of that Tory reaction which had been so much vaunted, but which did not in reality exist. The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Health of Sir, Edward Dering, M.P., and the Liberals of East Kent." Mr. PLUMMER, of Canterbury, in reply, observed that the last election fcr East Ken!, was a striking instance of what might be effected by a complete unity in the ranks of the Liberal party. Sir E. Deriog was returned by a majority of 80, notwith standing all the adverse eircumstancs with which they had to contend. Tne Tories were generally more united than the Liberals. They followed their leader without adc.ing questions, but the Liberals had many crotchets andshades of opinion. If they wi3hed to beat the enemy they must, however, sink all minor differences, and be firmly united, " The Health of the Mayor of Rochester" was then given, and responded to. Several other touts followed, and the asaerably broke up about eight o'clock. BAD NEWS FROM THE WHALERS.—lntelligence was received in Dundee on Monday that the Intrepid:and Elena had arrived at Peterhead on Sunday, the former vessel with just what she was last reported as having (GO tuns seal oil), and the Elena clean. They report the whale fishing at Greenland almost a total blank. The Polynia, of Dundee, is said to have been seen before the 25th of July, but it is not said if she had any success. The Elena left from getting short of provisions, and all they vessels out are expected to remain another month if the weather keeps clear. —Duna'ee, Courier. THE BLOOMSBURY FLOWER Snow.—Bat bore in Russell-square I was among the friends of my childhood. I knew the elegant full-belled fuchsias, hang ing with their bursting petals each over each, and drooping over the pots containing them ; I knew the sturdy gera niums, with their scarlet flowers, their broad soft hairy leaves, theft' thick resolute stems ; I knew the annuals, bright and gaudy, and fleeting ; and I pushed my way in among admiring crowds, and felt quite young again as 1. looked upon many a bud and leaf once familiar, but long forgotten, I was not critical in my judgment, but there were plenty who were ; old men and women, dod dering and placable, mechanics severely scruti nising each prize, and openly speaking their minds as to the justice which had awarded it, boys and girls swooping down upon the assembly with a pleasant dis regard of corns. So through the tent, looking to the right and left, and remarking many excellent specimens of my favourite flowers. Outside the tent a police band, all tho members in blue coats and oilskin-topped hats; number less young ladies in the most delightful of summer costumes with young gentlemen to match, behaving as the youth of both sexes do under such circumstances; numberless rich old people bored, and stupid ; numberless poor old people, wondering and dazed " which how they can wear them bonnets on the tops of their 'cads, and such rolls of 'air be- 'ind, good gracious!" numberless poor children ; save those who were evidently exhibitors, there did not appear to be many poor people of middle age, they were mostly veterans or children, interspersed among the promenaders. And it was one of the curious sights of the day, to witness how thoroughly at home the children made themselves, and how, . in the blessed ignorance of childhood, they utterly ignored any deference to the powers that were. They sat in littl e a t a g ame which cu l m i nated in pl a yed at being owner s o f the kgrnoouthad; underan and the h t e h e t rye eplayed d the height of the fashionable promenade, so that gentlemen bowed over the (in ma ny cases) extensively j ewe ll ed ears of their inamoratas, were nearly flung to the earth by a little infantile procession running in and out among their legs, the members whereof were shouting, " Thee's thimple Thally, and the'th thold her thop," and with outstretched forefingers and hissing voices invoking objurgations on the said Sarah. I believe that heretofore the presence of a num ber of boys in muffin caps had not been considered essen tial to the success of a flower show ; I am bound to say that those young gentlemen added in no small degree to the enjoyment of ours. Bef ore qp i tt i ng t h e garden, I had some talk with the genial and earnest hono rary secretary of the flower-show, and learned from him some of its statistics, This exhibition at which I assisted was, it appeared, the fourth exhibition of the Blooms bury Bouquets : the first took place at a private house in Little Coram-strcet ; the second at the National School; and the third and fourth were, through th, , kindness of the inhabitants, held in Russell-square garden. They are self supporting; there is no t out i ng, or sending roun d o f th e hat ; there are 1,500 shilling tickets subscribed for by the well-to-do parishioners ; and that amount, with the shilling charged for admission to casual visitors, and 1500 entrance tickets for porxr parishioners at a penny each, amply cover all e x penses. — . Dickens's " All the jrca Round." 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